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1 Nitrogen Management Project Protocol (NMPP) Special Topics Webinar & Project Developer Training January 17 th 2013 Scott Hernandez Business Development Manager Teresa Lang Policy Manager & NMPP Lead

2 Agenda 10:00 Welcome and Introduction Scott Hernandez, Climate Action Reserve 10:15 Overview of the Nitrogen Management Project Protocol Teresa Lang, Climate Action Reserve (NMPP Lead) 10:45 Question and Answer Open Discussion of Audience Questions 11:00 Conclusion of Webinar

3 Introduction CLIMATE ACTION RESERVE

4 The Reserve: Background and History North American Carbon Offsets Program Chartered by California state legislation in 2001 Previously known as California Climate Action Registry Mission is to encourage voluntary actions to reduce emissions and to have such emissions reductions recognized Balances business, government, and environmental interests Supporting the offsets component of CARB s cap and trade program

5 Objectives of the Reserve Ensure that offsets have true environmental integrity Demonstrate that offsets = useful tool in addressing climate change Maintain registry that is rigorous, while streamlined and user-friendly Link voluntary carbon markets with emerging compliance markets (CA C&T, WCI ) Provide expertise on offset standards and policy

6 What We Do: 1. Develop High Quality Standards Convene stakeholders and lead development of standardized protocols for carbon offset projects 2. Manage Independent Third Party Verification Training and oversight of independent verification bodies 3. Operate a Transparent Registry System Maintain registry of approved projects Issue and track serialized credits generated by projects (Climate Reserve Tonnes = CRTs)

7 Reserve Protocols Forestry (Reforestation, Improved Forest Management, Avoided Conversion) Urban Forestry Livestock Methane Capture Compliance Ozone Depleting Substances (US) Landfill Gas Capture Organic Waste Digestion Coal Mine Methane Nitric Acid Production Organic Waste Composting Rice Cultivation Nitrogen Management International: Mexico Livestock and Landfill; Article 5 ODS 7

8 Reserve Agricultural Protocols Nitrogen Management Project Protocol (NMPP): N 2 O emission reductions resulting from a change in nitrogen management Version 1.0 Adopted June 27, 2012 Version 1.1 Will be released by COB today, January 17, 2013** Rice Cultivation Project Protocol (RCPP): CH 4 reductions resulting from a change in water and/or residue management Version 1.0 Adopted on December 14, 2011 U.S. Livestock Project Protocol: methane capture and destruction from the anaerobic digestion livestock manure Soil Carbon: Initiating scoping process to explore land-use change opportunities, including preservation of grasslands, conversion of marginal cropland to grassland, and restoration of peat soils. Background Issue Paper Recently completed (Available on website). Scoping meetings planned for late February / early March 8

9 Background on the NMPP Nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural lands in the U.S: Around 205 million tons CO 2 e per year 69.2 percent of total U.S. N 2 O emissions 3.1 percent of total U.S. GHG emissions Risen 3.5% since 1990 Corn is among most intensive user of fertilizer (both per acre and in total use) Fertilizer applied to corn is least likely to be applied in accordance with best management practices. 80% of Corn for grain is grown in the North Central Region 9

10 NMPP Development Goals Develop a standardized approach for quantifying, monitoring and verifying GHG offsets resulting from changes in nitrogen management practices that reduce N 2 O emissions from U.S. croplands Goal to be applicable to as many crops and regions within the US as possible, while maintaining a high level of accuracy Maintain consistency with or improve upon existing methodologies NMPP s quantification methodology is most consistent with MSU-EPRI s methodology Ensure accuracy and practicality of projects 10

11 NMPP Project Definition The adoption and maintenance of an approved project activity that reduces nitrous oxide (N 2 O) emissions. Approved project activities limited due to lack of data In NMPP version 1.1, the only approved project activity is a reduction in the annual nitrogen fertilizer application rate (N rate) compared to recent historic application rates at the site, without going below N demand. Applicable only to corn systems in the North Central Region of the U.S. Only reductions in synthetic N are creditable. Future versions of the protocol will include additional regions, crops, and project activities, once data is available. Guidelines on the types and quality of data needed for future protocol expansions provided in Appendix D. 11

12 Enabling N Rate Reductions Emission reductions quantified based on the reduction of synthetic N Rate applied. However, NMPP encourages implementation of additional nitrogen best management practices (BMPs), which: Helps to increase the crop s nitrogen use efficiency Enables the maximum N rate reduction (without going below N demand) Can help maintain or increase crop yields Nitrogen BMPs: the 4 Rs Right Rate Right Time Right Placement Right Type 12

13 NMPP Eligible Geographic Area within the North Central Region The North Central region includes the 12 states shown at left: IL, IN, IA, KA, MI, MN, MS, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI Within the NCR, eligibility limited to counties with mean annual precipitation in the range of mm (shaded green) 13

14 Project Aggregation Project Aggregate = A project comprised of two or more fields, which can be located on one or more farm operations. Aggregation is optional but likely to be common: Boosts cost-effectiveness by easing verification and other transaction costs Credits are issued to the aggregator for distribution Growers can act as their own aggregator Aggregates are unlimited in size. Eligibility rules, start dates, and crediting periods associated with individual fields, not the aggregate. Clear and consistent requirements for: Entering and leaving an aggregate (limited opportunities to switch) Monitoring and reporting Verification practices 14

15 Eligibility Rules (NMPP, Section 3) 1. Location North Central Region of the United States (with additional restrictions, see 5.1) 2. Project Start Date The first day of a new cultivation cycle (e.g. the first day after harvest of the previous year s crop) on a given field during which an approved project activity is implemented. For the first 12 months after protocol adoption, fields with start dates on or after June 27, 2010 are eligible. 3. Additionality Meet performance standard (exceed RTA threshold) Exceed legal requirements throughout project 4. Ecosystem Services Payments Stacking Fields not eligible if an agreement with NRCS to receive conservation payments for N rate reductions was signed prior to Start Date/Submittal to Reserve. Fields stacking NRCS payments are only eligible to receive CRTs for the portion of project not funded by public dollars (e.g. 50%) 15

16 Eligibility Rules (NMPP, Section 3) 5. Regulatory Compliance Compliance with all applicable laws 6. Crediting Period 5 eligible crop years (over a period of up to 10 years) Corn years may be non-consecutive (in the case of a multi-crop rotation), but reporting must be continuous Renewable one time 7. Other Criteria Lands with no previous cropping history ineligible Lands designated as highly erodible land and/or wetlands must demonstrate meeting the Highly Erodible Land Conservation or Wetlands Conservation provisions, respectively, to be eligible. Management records from past five years (or past three years of eligible crop in a rotation) required to set the baseline Frequency of eligible crop (corn) may not increase due to the project. 8. Applicability Criteria Additional criteria specific to the quantification methodology (Section 5.1) 16

17 Applicability Criteria (NMPP, Section 5.1) 1. No organic soils and/or histosols 2. Project must be located in counties where the mean annual precipitation is between 600 mm and 1200 mm (see map, earlier slide) 3. No corn cropping systems which are regularly irrigated Emergency irrigation allowed in years of severe drought to prevent crop failure (specifically, in counties receiving USDA Secretarial disaster designation) 4. Tile-drained fields are eligible, as long as tile-drains were present in baseline. 5. Both synthetic and organic fertilizer may be applied to project fields, but only N 2 O emission reductions from synthetic N rate reductions shall be credited. 6. Total organic N applied may increase or decrease in the project area, but total annual N applied (synthetic and organic) must decrease below baseline levels. 17

18 Performance Standard (NMPP, 3.5.1) Projects pass the performance standard when the field s Removed to Applied ratio (RTA) exceeds the performance threshold (set at the state average RTA) RTA is a nitrogen use efficiency metric, calculated as the ratio of N removed (by crop) to N applied (as fertilizer): RTA f = (Y f NC) NR f Fields must pass the performance standard each year. Two-year grace period allows growers additional time at the project outset to slowly reduce their N rate to meet the RTA threshold Growers can determine eligibility ex ante, using historic yields to back calculate the minimum N rate reduction that will meet the performance threshold 18

19 Performance Standard: State RTA Thresholds 19

20 NMPP Quantification Approach Primary effects quantified with an emission factor approach based on: The regional non-linear emission factor for direct N 2 O emissions developed in Hoben et al (applicable only to corn in NCR) Used in the MSU-EPRI methodology (in both ACR & VCS versions) The IPCC global emission factor for N 2 O emissions from leaching, runoff, and volatilization (LVRO) Terminology changed for clarity; IPCC calls these indirect N 2 O emissions NMPP uses MSU-EPRI s adaptation of IPCC method Secondary effects must be quantified only if emissions from secondary sources increase due to project activity Increased emissions from cultivation equipment Increased emissions from shifting crop production (leakage due to yield loss) 20

21 NMPP Quantification Example A grower in Bond County, Illinois is growing continuous corn for grain and would like to evaluate the potential emission reductions from a project. Scenario at Project Site Illinois Average Historic Yield bushels / acre Historic N Rate (all fertilizers) lbs N / acre Synthetic N 180 lbs N / acre Organic N 50 lbs N / acre Historic RTA Maximum Project N Rate to Meet RTA Threshold 198 lbs N / acre Project N Rate (all fertilizers) 190 lbs N / acre **Grower reduces synthetic N by 40 lbs N/acre. Organic N is constant at 50 lbs N/acre in both baseline and project. Total N 2 O Emissions (mtco 2 e) Baseline Project Emission Reductions

22 Monitoring & Reporting Requirements Aggregates: Aggregate Monitoring Plan Aggregate Report For each field in the aggregate: Field Monitoring Plans Field Reports Single-Field Projects: Single-Field Monitoring Plan Single-Field Report Monitoring and reporting requirements balance the need for monitoring rigor and project transparency, with the sensitivity of farmers to sharing confidential information A low cost Corn Stalk Nitrate Test (CSNT) is a monitoring requirement for all fields that helps inform the risk-based portion of verification site visit sampling 22

23 Verification Verification required annually for aggregates; flexibility mechanisms (up to 24 month verification period) for single-field projects Verification of aggregates occurs through random sampling of fields that shall receive site visits or desk audits in a given year. Site visit and desk audit requirements vary by size of aggregates Verification of large multi-participant aggregates (e.g. with 20 fields or more) will include site visits on only 5-15% (variable) of eligible fields in any given year Extensive guidance provided in protocol on how a reduction in N rates can occur through the triangulation of data from multiple sources 23

24 Questions? Please submit questions into the webinar software, and we will answer them in the order they are received.

25 Upcoming Events Workshops: Commodity Classic Kissimmee, FL - February 28 th AgSTAR Conference Indianapolis, IN June th Public Scoping Meetings for Soil Carbon Protocols: 2 meetings: late February / early March Dates and locations will be announced next week Annual Conference: Navigating the American Carbon World 2013 April , San Francisco, CA Sign up at

26 Contact Information Teresa Lang Policy Manager, NMPP Lead Scott Hernandez Business Development Manager W. 6th Street, Ste. 428 Los Angeles, CA (213)

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